Groundbreaking Women on TV: Don't call us baby

TV's groundbreaking women

TV's groundbreaking women

Lucy Ricardo, 'I Love Lucy'

Lucy Ricardo, 'I Love Lucy'

'The Cosby Show' mom Phylicia Rashad

'The Cosby Show' mom Phylicia Rashad

Mary Richards, 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'

Mary Richards, 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'

Julia Baker, 'Julia'

Julia Baker, 'Julia'

Emma Peel, 'The Avengers'

Emma Peel, 'The Avengers'

Maude Findlay, 'Maude'

Maude Findlay, 'Maude'

Ann Romano, 'One Day at a Time'

Ann Romano, 'One Day at a Time'

Christine Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey, 'Cagney & Lacey'

Christine Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey, 'Cagney & Lacey'

Murphy Brown, 'Murphy Brown'

Murphy Brown, 'Murphy Brown'

Blanche Devereaux, Rose Nylund, Dorothy Zbornak and Sophia Petrillo, 'Golden Girls'

Blanche Devereaux, Rose Nylund, Dorothy Zbornak and Sophia Petrillo, 'Golden Girls'

Roseanne Conner, 'Roseanne'

Roseanne Conner, 'Roseanne'

Ally McBeal, 'Ally McBeal'

Ally McBeal, 'Ally McBeal'

Dana Scully, 'The X-Files'

Dana Scully, 'The X-Files'

Ellen Morgan, 'Ellen'

Ellen Morgan, 'Ellen'

C.J. Cregg, 'The West Wing'

C.J. Cregg, 'The West Wing'

Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Charlotte York and Miranda Hobbes, 'Sex and the City'

Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Charlotte York and Miranda Hobbes, 'Sex and the City'

Buffy Summers, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'

Buffy Summers, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'

Jane Tennison, 'Prime Suspect'

Jane Tennison, 'Prime Suspect'

Brenda Leigh Johnson, 'The Closer'

Brenda Leigh Johnson, 'The Closer'

Liz Lemon, '30 Rock' and Leslie Knope, 'Parks and Recreation'

Liz Lemon, '30 Rock' and Leslie Knope, 'Parks and Recreation'

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